A MAN has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of an 11-year-old girl.
The youngster was found ‘safe and well’ last night after a desperate search in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, on Sunday and yesterday.
This afternoon cops confirmed that a man, aged 53, has been arrested in connection with the girl's disappearance.
Police have been standing by a cordon on Montgomerie Terrace in the nearby village of Gattonside.
Officers have taped off the cul-de-sac and it is understood police visited the residential spot last night.
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Locals told The Scottish Sun that a girl wrapped in a blanket was spotted being carried out of a house in the street, and a man was later led away by officers.
A Police Scotland statement read: "A 53-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of an 11-year-old girl from Galashiels, who was reported missing on Sunday, 5 February.
"The girl was traced at a property in the Galashiels area around 9.30pm on Monday, 6 February. Enquiries into the circumstances are ongoing."
A huge search operation was launched after a girl was reported missing on Sunday evening.
Locals, police and specialist search and rescue teams had scoured the town’s streets, greenspaces and waterways yesterday.
Cops revealed late last night that the girl had been found around 9:30pm at a property in the area, just hours after a media call where officers said they were “extremely concerned” for her welfare.
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